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Letter: Trenton Central High School starts exciting chapter with small learning communities

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Trenton Central High School at 544 Chestnut Ave, one of three new locations in use while while demolition and repairs are made at the original location on Chambers.
(Michael Mancuso/The Times of Trenton)

The first day of school is usually exciting for new students. My best wishes go out to all the Trenton Central High School students and teachers who will be experiencing a brand-new situation this fall (“One school, four locations — As work begins on the closed Chambers Street campus, students get ready for a ‘small learning community’ experience,” Aug. 28).

I was a proud graduate of Immaculate Conception Grammar School in the 1950s and remember fondly my eight years in the building (then at 544 Chestnut Avenue) that the TCHS visual and performing arts small learning community will occupy this year. I also graduated from Trenton Catholic High School, on Chestnut Avenue, and realize that the communications SLC will move into that facility.

More importantly, I taught for 20 years at the beautiful Trenton High School on Chambers Street and went on to be a vice principal there for another 12 years. I recall that, despite many difficulties, the majority of the students I met were anxious to excel.

My wish is that, in their new environment, they will feel the spirits of the many wonderful Catholic nuns who made the Chestnut Avenue buildings an oasis of learning and good fellowship. To all the teachers and students resettling around the city, I say, "Here's to Trenton High School, the red and black. She's a success if you all stand together for the THS."